Aloe macrosiphon Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen plant. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In shade at edge of thickets in grassland, often among rocks; at elevations from 1,125-1,585 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Aloe macrosiphon world distribution map, present in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Aloe macrosiphon threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:529627-1
WFO ID wfo-0000758445
COL ID C3TG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aloe compacta Aloe mwanzana Aloe macrosiphon